Delta One Strat / Quant - Associate

Job description

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Divisional Profile

The Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a global leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. The Firm's equity Sales & Trading operations provide liquidity, distribute content, and create product solutions to help our clients generate alpha. The Equity Financing Products department acts as a strategic partner to more than 800 top hedge fund managers: executing and clearing trades across asset classes, time zones, and currencies; providing financing and expertise to help manage risk and benefit from technology; and consults to help launch new funds and connect with them potential investors.

Morgan Stanley is looking to recruit an individual into the Delta One Strats team in London.

Responsibilities:

• The role covers asset types Stock, ETFs & Futures

• The role is based in EU covering the local EU business

• A desk strat sits on the trading desk and is actively engaged in the day to day flow.

• Working closely with Sales & Trading to evolve new structures, a desk strat provides tools for analysis, highly customized client solutions and new business opportunities.

• This diverse role will expose the successful candidate to all aspects of the business (trading, risk management, P&L and client service).

• Focus is on quantitative analysis, backtesting and deployment of trading strategies.

Desired profile

Skills required
• The position is suited to a candidate with a strong quantitative analysis and coding background looking to move closer to the business. An academic background in finance and mathematics would be beneficial.
• The successful candidate will need to be self-disciplined and commercial to manage the competing demands on their time and deliver value.
• Experience in the following areas would be advantageous:
• Technical: KDB, Java, R, Python, Mosek
• Business: Equities
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• A undergraduate degree or equivalent

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.